Long-term effects of the ozonation of the sludge recycling stream on excess sludge reduction and biomass activity at full-scale

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2032-2038

  Gardoni, D ^a   Ficara, E ^a   Fornarelli, R ^a   Parolini, M ^a   Canziani, R ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass activity; Ozonation; Sludge minimization; Sludge yield

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ACTIVITY; BIOMASS SYNTHESIS; DECAY RATE; DENITRIFICATION CAPACITY; EXCESS SLUDGE PRODUCTION; EXCESS SLUDGE REDUCTION; HETEROTROPHIC GROWTH; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; N REMOVAL; OPERATIONAL DATA; OZONATION; P REMOVAL; RECYCLING STREAM; RESPIROMETRIC TESTS; SHORT CONTACT TIME; SLUDGE MINIMIZATION; SLUDGE YIELD; TEXTILE WASTEWATER; TYPICAL VALUES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOMASS; DECAY (ORGANIC); OZONE; OZONIZATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

OZONE WATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; OZONE; SLUDGE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; HETEROTROPHY; OZONATION; RESPIROMETRY; SLUDGE; SYNTHESIS; TEXTILE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; OZONE; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79957629573     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.456     Document Type: Article

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